浅谈英语中的委婉语

A Brief Discussion on Euphemisms in English

英语中有着大量的委婉语。委婉语是人们为了在交往中能得到理想交际效果而创造出来的一种文雅的语言表达形式。英语委婉语语气温和含蓄 ,生动形象 ,具有褒义性 ,在人际交往过程中发挥了很好的、不可替代的作用。

English is abundant in euphemisms. The creation of euphemisms is determined by the needs of communicative objectives. They are elegant and refined linguistic forms that people have created in hope of obtaining a satisfactory communicatory effect in interactions with each other. As English euphemisms are mild and indirect in tones, vivid and lively, and commendatory, they play a good, unsubstitutible role in communication. This essay makes a brief probe into the pragmatic functions and semantic features of English euphemisms.